Amount of Heat Flow per unit of area per unit of heat energy transfer across unit area in unit time:
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j_hH = \frac{\delta E_hH}{\delta SA \cdot \delta t} |
For the continuum body the heat flux model is adequately described by Fourier's law:
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{\bf j}_H = \lambda \cdot {\bf \nabla} T |
where
| thermal conductivity of the continuum body |
The heat flux
is related to heat flow LaTeX Math Inline body j_H
as:LaTeX Math Inline body q_H
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j_H = \frac{q_H}{A} |
where
| heat transfer area |
See also
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Physics / Thermodynamics / Heat Transfer / Heat flow
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